"Voice in bloom" — Concert by Lili Ye Wu (soprano) and Anja Kuttner (piano) on May 30, 2026 at 8pm.

Program

Song of the Yue People
Schumann — Widmung (Dedication)
Ode to the Pear Blossom
Puccini — O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi)
Phoenix Hairpin
Bizet — Habanera (from Carmen)
Puccini — Signore, ascolta! (from Turandot)
[Intermission]
Longing for the Spring Breeze
Delibes — Automne (from Les Chansons de Fleurs)
Everlasting Knowing
Puccini — Quando me'n vo' (Musetta's Waltz) (from La Bohème)
Mendelssohn — Jerusalem
Händel — Lascia ch'io pianga (from Rinaldo)
Puccini — Un bel dì vedremo (from Madama Butterfly)
Weill / Fernay — Youkali

About the artists

Soprano Lili Ye Wu obtained the bachelor's degree from Shanghai Conservatory of Music. She won an outstanding award in a singing contest organized by the Chinese Ministry of culture in 2013 and was a soloist in the symphonic opera "Nanyin". She obtained her master's degree in vocal studies at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp. She is frequently invited to give concerts in China and Europe. She also carried out different roles in many TV and stage dramas.

Anja Kuttner studied piano at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp with Levente Kende and Eliane Rodrigues. She was also part of the Art Song class of Jozef De Beenhouwer and Lucienne Van Deyck. After her graduation, she studied with Laurence Allix in Paris, the Italian concert pianist Irene Russo and Liebrecht Vanbeckevoort. Drawn towards different styles of music, Anja has played as chamber musician, Lied accompanist and soloist in concert houses, orchestras of big musical productions as well as pop-rock bands.